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One of the all-time great movies Shawshank Redemption based on Stephen King’s book has some of the most thought provoking and poignant quotes, one of which I think is “Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free”. This sentence has nuances that deserve careful inspection. However, before diving into the quote, let’s pause to define what fear and hope are. Fear is one of the basic and strongest emotions known and can redefine who you are. It has the power to make us curl up in a corner,…

The Shawshank Redemption- Angus Dally Show how the director of The Shawshank Redemption uses recurring symbols as a device to reinforce ideas. In the film The Shawshank Redemption, the director Frank Darabont uses a number of recurring symbols to reinforce ideas. The frequent shots of elements of the prison, the pin up girls in Andy’s cell, and the symbolic use of water all serve to build on the ideas on freedom, change, and deception presented in the film. In the film there are very regular…

Only a few weeks ago, the stars aligned for the release of director Eli Roth’s long delayed horror flick, The Green Inferno. The film was about what you’d expect from the deviously perturbed mind of Roth – but it, like Hostel, packed a serious punch in terms of toying with the psychological mindset of viewers. This time around, Eli Roth is back behind the camera for the 1977 Death Game remake – simply titled, Knock Knock. In this horror-thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as Evan Webber – an…

As American author John Piper, once said, "Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections." In Charles Dicken's novel, A Tale of Two Cities, the themes of resurrection and redemption are displayed to show that suffering will lead one to be recalled to life. Throughout the novel, Dickens mainly focuses on the idea of resurrection and redemption existing as opportunities in life. Alexandre Manette, a known doctor, was living a life with his family and job when his…

The movie Shawshank Redemption is a film that was about a banker named Andy Dufresne who was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for murdering his beloved wife and her lover. He knows that he did not commit the crimes, he was being accused of something he did not do. While his stay at prison, he made some friends and lives through the harsh life in prison. This movie has shown what he went through. It shows his difficulties and experiences throughout his many years of confinement in…

He Got Game follows Jake Shuttlesworth, a prison inmate convicted of killing his wife, and his journey to reestablish a relationship with his son Jesus Shuttleworth. Jesus is the top basketball player in the nation, and the pursuit to recruit him by top schools as begun. Jake is released on a ‘special government program’ in order to convince Jesus to sign to Big State. During this process Jake must confront his past and the mistakes he has made, while Jesus attempts to fight outside influences…

Most people recognize the law as reliable and responsible yet what we observe in Shawshank prison is actually the guards and also Warden carrying out far more harmful things compared to many of the prisoners that stay in the prison. The guards would normally attack the inmates and the Warden was basically fine with the guards villainy. The figures that these were developed ended up being the opposite of one might assume. Good and evil characteristics had been presented as contradictory…

“The funny thing is - on the outside, I was an honest man, straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook” Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption. In The Count of Monte Cristo, based on the novel written by Alexandre Dumas and screen played by Jay Wolpert, we learn that Edmond Dantès is an intelligent, honest man who turns bitter after he is framed for a crime he did not commit. When in The Shawshank Redemption, based on the novella Rita Hayward and Shawshank Redemption written by…

Humanity has pondered the meaning of life since its first steps—as doing so provides a confounding sense of purpose among the entropy that is the universe. This purpose can help free individuals from their doubt, and pain, and lead them to overcome that which was considered impossible, and all while inspiring the people around them. Within Frank Darabont 's Shawshank Redemption, these ideas are represented by one of the main protagonists of the story—Andy Dufresne, a successful young bank…

Jack Christensen Period 5 June 2, 2016 IB Film Shawshank Redemption VS. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption There is always allot of discussion on a book vs. a movie. Which one is better? Witch one has more action, meaning, emotion or desire? What are the main differences? Shawshank Redemption was a story of hope. This hope is in Andy Dufresne. He always has hope though his trials that he is innocent, hope that he can get through prison, and hope that he can get. Then again everyone in…